diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/index.js
index 91c6e7235..5548b37b0 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/index.js
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ class AwsPackage {
 
     this.hooks = {
       'initialize': () => {
+        if (this.serverless.service.provider.disableDefaultOutputExportNames) {
+          this.serverless._logDeprecation(
+            'DISABLE_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_EXPORT_NAMES',
+            'Starting with `v3.0.0`, it will not be possible to disable default export names for outputs. To hide this deprecation message and ensure seamless upgrade, please remove this flag.'
+          );
+        }
+
         if (this.serverless.processedInput.commands.join(' ') === 'package') {
           log.notice();
           log.notice(
@@ -79,13 +86,6 @@ class AwsPackage {
       },
 
       'package:initialize': async () => {
-        if (this.serverless.service.provider.disableDefaultOutputExportNames) {
-          this.serverless._logDeprecation(
-            'DISABLE_DEFAULT_OUTPUT_EXPORT_NAMES',
-            'Starting with `v3.0.0`, it will not be possible to disable default export names for outputs. To hide this deprecation message and ensure seamless upgrade, please remove this flag.'
-          );
-        }
-
         return this.generateCoreTemplate();
       },